Posted 12:49 PM by Steve
NOAM CHOMSKY ATTACKS 'TERRORIST STATE' U.S., ISRAEL WHILE VISITING HEZBOLLAH LEADER...

Noam lies again...The radical (bordering on loony) Mr. Chomsky has stupidly called the United States a "terrorist state".

Even he isn't usually this confused. Terrorism, by definition, is the deliberate targeting of civilians and non-combatants with violence to create fear in order to produce political change.

The people who commit terrorist acts are weak and unable to fight a successful conventional battle against their enemies.

Even the most irrational left-winger must admit that the United States does not deliberately target civilians and non-combatants. In fact, our armed forces bend over backwards and put themselves in harm's way to AVOID civilian casualties. What kind of people does Chomsky think our brave soldiers are?

Anyone who calls the United States a "terrorist state" is either extremely foolish or trying to change the meaning of the words. The United States, because of our Democratic Capitalism, has been the biggest force for peace and prosperity the world has ever seen.

Posted 3:56 AM by Steve
As Islam continues to grow, the free world faces a problem on a scale it hasn't seen in decades.

A minority of muslims have opted out of mainstream Islam. These schismatic extremists have decided to fashion their own hateful and intolerant brand of Islam. Satan, in his wildest dreams, couldn't have devised a better way of perverting a proud monotheistic religion into an idealogy of murder, suicide, and torture.

Like Klu Klux Klan members, these extremists are brainwashed at a young age and are isolated from reason, logic and new ideas. They are taught that any deviation from their extremist brand of Islam is evil and, like most similar idealogies, actively supress debate or discussion that could lead to seeing any other point of view.

The problem with this type of idealogy is that it can actively recruit young, discontented males in economically backwards regions of the world. Destructive philosophies often find fertile ground in areas of social and cultural decay.

Without economic support these groups will remain relatively small and ineffective. However, with state sponsorship (in the form of refuge, training, weapons, intelligence and logistical support) we have all been witness to how effective terrorist acts by a few individuals can be.

It is vital that we work other powers of the civilized world to stamp out totalitarian regimes that allow the growth of terrorist cancers like these.

The more economically and politically free we all are, the safer the world becomes.

Posted 1:43 AM by Steve
"Mission: Impossible" III: A Review


Our favorite IMF agent Ethan Hunt is back and the suspense never lets up in this second installment of the "Mission: Impossible" series. Why second you say? Because I would prefer to forget the atrocious second installment. It's dead to me. We may never forgive you, Woo.

This series is really the new James Bond. The real Bond series became a bloated self-parody years ago when the comical Roger Moore took the character in that direction. The "Mission: Impossible" series is equally implausible but at least takes itself seriously.

Ethan Hunt is the impossibly competent agent who can keep his cool under all circumstances and double-cross the double crossers. Cruise gives Hunt an energy and fire that make him a compelling and likeable character. But unlike the first installment when he was always a step ahead of his nemesis, here Hunt starts out behind the eight ball.

To continue the Bond analogy, this episode of Mission: Impossible reminds me of "From Russia with Love". In that classic "Connery" Bond, our hero is constantly being out-smarted and beaten up by the bad boys of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. until he finally uses his wits and talents to pull out the win.

In the first "Mission: Impossible", Hunt is set-up and manages to cleverly manipulate his knowledge of the system to expose the true mole, redeem himself and ride off into the sunset.

This film is a different story. From the start the rules have changed. Hunt is certainly not in control. He is reacting the best he can to variety of difficult challenges. (Some that could even be described as "impossible".)

Philip Seymour Hoffman proves, once again, that he is an extraordinary actor by making us hate his evil character with every fiber of our being. The other characters seem one dimensional except for Ving Rhames warm and decent Luther character. The action is non stop and the action scenes are paced quickly and chaotic in the style of modern action films. Gone are DePalma's smooth and slickly packaged set-pieces but a gritty realism is in it's place. Except for a few moments of much needed humor, this film is bleak and unromantic in it's portrayal of the life of a top agent like Ethan Hunt.

I would recommend seeing this film if you are a fan of the first movie.